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N.v LINDBERGH. BOTTLE STOPPER.

No 606,290. Patented June28, 1898.

W w I Jam- 4 UNITED STATES PATENT OnFic NIOOLS LINDBERGH, OF NELSON, MINNESOTA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JACOB P. LARSON, OF SAME PLACE.

BOTTLE-STOPPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 606,290, dated June 28, 1898. Application filed November 9, 1896. Serial No. 611,537. (No model.)

T0 at whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NIooLs LINDBERGH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Nelson, in the county of Douglas and State of Minnesota,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottle-Stoppers; and I do hereby declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention has reference to a bottlestopper that is adapted to be placed within the neck of a bottle and which serves to prevent the bottle from being refilled.

The invention consists in the'features of construction hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a central vertical section of a device constructed in accordance with this invention and situated within the neck of a bottle. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the position of the parts when the bottle is turned upon its side.

Referring now to said drawings, 1 indicates the neck of the bottle, and 2 the cork or stopper. This cork or stopper is provided with a packing-ring, preferably of cork, and is provided with a central opening 3. Situated within this opening 3 is a tube or passage 4, having a flange 5 at its lower end situated against the lower end of the packing-ring or cork, while its upper end portion flares outwardly, as shown at 6, and extends a little distance above the cork 2. Beyond the upper end of the straight portion of the tube or passage 4 is a perforated plate 7, provided with an uprising stem 8. A valve 9 is carried by said stem and serves to close the openings in the plate '7. The upper end of the stem is preferably cup-shaped, as shown at 10, to receive .the ball 11, that is rigidly fastened thereto by cement, sealing-wax, or the like. This ball 11 can be of glass and serves to prevent the insertion ofa sharp instrument to reach the valve.

It will be seen. from the foregoing description that when a stopper of this construction is situated within the neck of a bottle it will readily allow the contents to pass out therefrom by raising of the outwardly-opening valve 7, while said valve effectually prevents the entrance of liquid into the bottle.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination with apacking-ring or stopper having a central opening, of a tube or passage situated within said opening and having a flange at one end resting against the end of said stopper or packing-ring, an apertured plate at the other end of said tube or passage, a stem extending from said plate and provided with a head, a valve upon said stem and a flaring mouth for said tube or passage. In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. I

NICOLS LINDBERGH. Witnesses:

G. H. LARSON, ADOLPH ANDERSON. 

